Episodios

  • Just give me 5 minutes, please! Season 2 Episode 5—SEA Results
    Jun 26 2023

    It’ll soon be SEA results time in Trinidad and Tobago and once those results come in, you and your child are usually in one of just two camps — celebration or disappointment. Here are some tips on how to handle it, no matter which you face.

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  • SEA Sickness (The 2023 Secondary Entrance Assessment exam edition)
    Mar 22 2023

    One more week to go before this year's SEA exam – IYKYK, right?
    If you have children who want to go to public secondary school in Trinidad and Tobago, this exam is not something you can avoid — but you can choose how to face it. I hope this special edition of "Just Give Me 5 Minutes, Please", will remind all of us of what really matters.

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  • Just give me 5 minutes, please! Season 2 Episode 3—It is Written
    Oct 25 2022

    Children have different relationships with the written word, but regardless of whether they love it or are intimidated by it, your kids need to read — so how do you get them to do it?

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  • Just give me 5 minutes, please! Season 2, Episode 2—Talking to Learn
    Oct 9 2022

    Talking with our kids (rather than at them) is a surefire way to build curiosity and critical thinking skills. It also has the power to draw you closer and strengthen the parent/child bond.

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  • Just give me 5 minutes, please! Season 2, Episode 1—Who, me? A teacher?
    Oct 1 2022

    Parents are a child's first and, in many ways, most important teacher. Get tips and techniques to build learning skills and promote success.

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  • Just give me 5 minutes, please! Episode 12—School's out!
    Jul 6 2022

    Trinidad and Tobago's school year (and the first full term back to in-person classes since the start of the pandemic) has come to an end — but does that mean learning should as well? Here are a few ways to rethink discovery over the holidays.

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  • Just give me 5 minutes, please! Episode 11—Tag, you're it!
    Jun 29 2022

    As parents, you’re “it” for your children — and when it comes to facing success (or disappointment), understanding and responding to this can make all the difference.

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  • Just give me 5 minutes, please! Episode 10—I dropped the ball
    Jun 27 2022

    We all drop the ball from time to time. What matters is how we respond.

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